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Tampa Bay prepares for Fourth of July first, Elsa second Many bay area residents focused on getting ready for Independence Day over the storm. Some managed to do both. Â Â Garrett Adams, 23, and Daylon Shepherd, 22, plan to throw a house party from their Tampa home this Fourth of July. [ Josh Fiallo ] Updated 3 hours ago While Florida remains in the path of the stubborn but uncertain Tropical Storm Elsa, which briefly gained hurricane strength, Tampa Bay residents spent Saturday focused on their real priority: Getting ready to celebrate the Fourth of July. âWeâll worry about the storm after we have our fun,â said 43-year-old Esmeralda Lopez as she shopped in West Tampa.